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1 TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN EXTRA ORDINARY (PART-II) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF COMMERCE. ORDER Islamabad, the 4 th September, 2009 S.R.O. 766 (I) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950, (XXXIX of 1950), the Federal Government is pleased to make the following Order, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Order may be called the Import Policy Order, (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions. - In this Order, unless the context requires otherwise, - (a) Act means the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950); (b) Annex means an Annex to this Order; (c) Appendix means an Appendix to this Order; (d) banned item means a commodity import of which is prohibited under this Order; (e) Industrial user means an industrial establishment, which makes imports for its own industrial use; (f) Job lot is an assortment of miscellaneous goods for sale as one lot. Normally these goods are of inferior quality; (g) Stock lot are the goods, which remain in stock because of change in taste, market conditions or deterioration of quality and are presented as one lot (h) Place of origin or origin means the country of supply where goods are produced or manufactured; (i) Restricted item means a product import of which is subject to conditions specified in this Order; (j) Samples means goods in limited quantity clearly identified as such and of no commercial value; and (k) Tariff area, means any area in Pakistan outside the limits of an Export Processing Zone.

2 3. Basis of imports. - (1) Imports may be made against all modes of payment subject to procedures prescribed by the State Bank of Pakistan. (2) Private sector importers may enter into Commodity Exchange Arrangements with suppliers abroad subject to the procedure notified by the State Bank of Pakistan. (3) For imports under loans, credits or bilateral assistance requiring contracts to be approved by Economic Affairs Division or some other agency of the Government of Pakistan, Letters of Credit shall have to be opened within sixty days of registration of contract with a bank designated by the State Bank of Pakistan. (4) Public sector agencies shall open Letters of Credit through a bank designated by the State Bank of Pakistan. 4. Import of Goods. - Import of all goods is allowed from worldwide sources unless otherwise elsewhere specified to be banned, prohibited or restricted in this Order. 5. Prohibitions and restrictions: (A). Prohibitions: (i) Goods specified in Appendix A are banned for import. This ban however shall not be applicable on - (a) Import of goods by the Federal Government for defence purposes; (b) Any goods which are exempt from customs duties on importation by the Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Pakistan under the Diplomatic and Consular Privileges Act, 1972 (IX of 1972); and (c) Ministries, Divisions, Provincial Governments and their departments and other Government agencies may import items, irrespective of their import status to meet their requirements, subject to the condition that order in respect of which are placed directly by the administrative Secretaries of respective Divisions, Departments or officers authorized by the administrative secretaries, provided they meet their requirements of foreign exchange from their own foreign exchange budget allocation. (ii) Goods of Israeli origin or imported from Israel. (iii) Live animals i.e. cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats, meat and bone meal, tallow containing protein and feed ingredients from BSE infected countries, such as U.K, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Falkland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Holland, Spain, Brazil, Czech. Republic, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA and Alberta Region of Canada,; import of meat and meat products from other parts of Canada shall however be allowed subject to

3 certifying additional animal quarantine requirements. This ban shall however not apply on the import of feed ingredients, namely-milk enhancers, concentrates, growth promoters, enzymes, fish meal replacers, transmuted into premixes and growth promoters, feather meal and poultry meal which have originated from vegetable, poultry, mineral and sea sources from the aforesaid BSE infected countries: Provided that import of pets provided that (cats, dogs, fancy birds, etc.) will be allowed subject to the condition that the concerned National Veterinary Authority of the above specified exporting countries shall certify the BSE status of the country and the feeding of pets with meat, bone meal and greaves derived from BSE infected ruminants has been banned and effectively enforced. (iv) Poultry and poultry products and other captive live birds (pet/game/wild/exotic/fancy birds) from Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Africa, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkey, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Iran, Italy Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Iraq, Bulgaria, Slovenia, France, Nigeria, Slovakia, Austria, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Germany, Afghanistan, Scotland-United Kingdom and China on account of Avian Influenza H5N1 strain, shall not be allowed till further orders. This ban shall however not apply to egg powder from China and to the import of cooked poultry products from South Africa and Malaysia, after certification from designated laboratories at Hong Kong to the effect that these are free from Avian Influenza H5N1 strain: Provided that this ban shall also not apply to the import of day-old grand parent stock chicks, day-old parent stock or breeders chicks of layers and broilers and hatching eggs from France, Germany, Iran and United Kingdom subject to certification from the veterinary authorities of the exporting country that these chicks and hatching eggs have not originated from the Avian Influenza infected zones or areas. Provided further that this ban shall also not apply to the import of fancy / captive / game hobby birds from South Africa subject to certification from their competent veterinary authority that these birds have originated from avian influenza free zones or areas. (v) Counterfeit products. (vi) Import of all rough diamonds from, Cote d Ivoire. (vii) Goods specified in Appendix-C are banned for import in secondhand or used condition except those specifically exempted therein. (B). Restrictions. (i) Goods specified in Appendix- B will be importable subject to the conditions laid down therein.

4 (ii) Import of goods shall be subject to the same national quality standards or regulations as are prescribed in respect of similar and domestically produced goods. (iii) Import of goods from India or of Indian origin is restricted to the items in Appendix-G. Import from India is not allowed by road unless so specified. (iv) In case of goods imported in to Pakistan from Kenya, a fee at the rate of fifty dollars (US) per document or 0.5% of the invoice value of goods, whichever is higher, shall be charged by Pakistani High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya for attestation of the Certificate of the Origin and invoice related to such goods. (v) Imports under Border Trade Agreements and Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade Agreement shall be made in accordance with procedure notified by the Federal Government from time to time. (vi) Import and export of goods for transit under the Agreement for Traffic in Transit among the Governments of Peoples Republic of China, The Kyrgyz Republic, The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall be subject to all prohibitions and restrictions notified anywhere in this Order. 6. Prohibitions and restrictions imposed under other Laws.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, the prohibitions, restrictions, conditions and requirements as prescribed under any other law, Act or rules, for the time being in force, shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis, on specified imports. 7. Classification of goods.- For proper classification of goods in terms of Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (H.S.Code), the First Schedule to the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) i.e. Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) shall be referred to and shall have effect accordingly. 8. Dispute about import status.- (1) Any dispute or clarification regarding import status of any item which cannot be resolved by the Customs Authorities shall be referred to Ministry of Commerce for final decision. (2) Import status as applicable to the items of Chapters 1 to 97 of the Pakistan Customs Tariff, mentioned in this Order shall mutatis mutandis apply to Chapter 99 of the said Tariff. (3) In case of any dispute or clarification regarding import status of any item due to transposition of H.S 2002 version to H.S 2007 version, reference shall be made to the Ministry of Commerce for necessary correction in this Order. 9. Import of used plant, machinery and equipment (i) Project relocation scheme. - (1) Plant, machinery and equipment in new or used or refurbished condition is allowed for relocation of complete projects in all industrial sectors except for industries specified at Serial No. 29 of Appendix-A and Serial No. 57, Part-I of Appendix-B.

5 (2). Spare parts on the regular inventory list of projects being relocated is also permissible for import, whether new, old, used or secondhand. (3) Relocation of project machinery and equipment shall be subject to fitness certificate by any of the pre-shipment inspection companies listed at Appendix-H to the effect that the machinery and equipment are in good working condition and the remaining life is not less than ten years. (ii). Import of Secondhand Plant, Machinery/Equipment and Specialized Machinery by Construction, Mining and Petroleum Sector. - (1) Construction companies, duly registered with Pakistan Engineering Council, mining, oil and gas and petroleum sector companies are allowed to import second hand plant, machinery and equipment actually required for their projects in Pakistan subject to prior shipment certification by any one of the prescribed pre-shipment inspection companies listed at Appendix-H to the effect that the plant, machinery and equipment are in good working condition and they are not older than ten years. (2) Oil, Gas and Petroleum sector companies are also allowed import of used drilling rigs, not older than twenty years subject to pre-shipment inspection by one of the companies listed in Appendix H certifying that the said rig(s) is/are in good working condition and have a minimum remaining productive life of ten years. (3) Construction, mining and petroleum sector companies are also allowed to import secondhand or reconditioned parts of the plant, machinery and equipment as in paragraph 9(ii)(1) above. (4) Second-hand or used passenger transport vehicles, including buses (PCT heading Nos and 87.03), trucks (PCT heading No ) and static road rollers of tons capacity, 55 HP (PCT heading No ) will not be allowed. (5) Construction companies, mining, oil, gas and petroleum sector companies are also allowed to import specialized vehicle-mounted machinery and transport equipment such as mobile transit mixture, concrete pumps, crane lorries, concrete placing trucks, dumpers designed for off highway use, cement bulkers and prime movers 380 HP and above, etc. specified in Appendix-I. However, import of such items will be subject to certification by the competent authority of exporting country or a recognized pre-shipment inspection company listed in Appendix-H to the effect that the said machinery/transport equipment (a) is compliant with Euro-III emission standards (b) is in good working condition/ has a remaining productive life of five years. (6) Commercial importers are also allowed to import plant, machinery and equipment, excluding specialized vehicle-mounted machinery /transport equipment, on behalf of construction companies, which are duly registered with Pakistan Engineering Council, mining, gas and

6 petroleum sector companies. The imports will however, be subject to conditions mentioned at paragraph 9(ii)(1). (iii). Import of construction machinery used abroad by the Pakistani companies. - Import of used and second hand construction machinery, including prime movers (HS heading No ) but excluding tractors (HS heading No ), trailers (HS heading No ), passenger vehicles and luxury or saloon cars (HS headings No and 87.03) and other vehicles for the transport of goods (HS headings 87.04), will be allowed on completion of overseas projects by Pakistani companies, provided that such machinery has been actually purchased from the foreign exchange earnings of the concerned Pakistani companies and the machinery and equipment is used on the projects abroad and profit earned from the said projects is repatriated to Pakistan through official channels. A certificate from Pakistan s Mission in the country of project confirming the actual use of such machinery on the project shall be submitted to the customs authorities at the time of import. 10. Clearance of importable goods sent by overseas Pakistanis without involvement of foreign exchange. - The consignees of goods in Pakistan shall be allowed by the concerned collectors of customs to get clearance of the goods sent by overseas Pakistanis without the condition of sales tax registration subject to the production of an earning certificate from the designated officer of Pakistan s Foreign Mission concerned. 11. Import of inputs by manufacturers cum exporters. - The export houses, manufacturing bonds and exporters operating under Manufacturing in Bonds, Common Bonded Warehouses, Duty and Tax Remission for Exports (DTRE) of the Customs Rules, 2001, and temporary importation scheme governed through Notification No.S.R.O. 492(I)/2009 dated the 13 th June, 2009 shall be allowed to import items actually required for production of export items, except items mentioned in Appendix-A, B and C. However manufacturers of regenerated Polyester Staple Fibre (PSF) are allowed temporary import of polyethylene terephthlate (PET) bottle scrap (H.S.No ), if imported under DTRE Scheme, subject to certification from the exporting country that the scrap being exported does not include hazardous waste as defined in Basel Convention. 12. Temporary Import. - Temporary import-cum-export of goods in respect of the following will be allowed by the respective Collectors of Customs against submission of indemnity bond or bank guarantee to the satisfaction of custom authorities to ensure re- export of the same within the specified period. - (a) Construction companies or firms or oil and gas companies, oil exploration and production companies, mining companies, their authorized or approved contractors, sub-contractors and service companies, and refineries will be allowed to import all plant, machinery and equipment including specialized machinery whether new or used

7 except secondhand or used passenger vehicles, trucks, buses and static road rollers of tons capacity, 55HP. Certification of the Chief Executive of a company of the respective sector-endorsing requirement of the contractor, sub-contractor or service companies shall be required. (b) Airlines and shipping lines will be allowed to import items on import cum export basis except those mentioned in Appendix-A, B and C, unless specifically allowed under this Order; (c) Any goods manifested for a country outside Pakistan, which are bonded in Pakistan for re-export to that country; (d) Any good imported and bonded for re-export as ship stores to a country outside Pakistan without requirement of furnishing indemnity bond or bank guarantee; (e) Exhibition materials for fairs and exhibitions officially organized by the Government or Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry or Chambers of Commerce and Industry will be allowed to import items except mentioned in Appendix- A, B and C except where specifically allowed under this Order. However, giveaways, sale on payment of leviable duties, donations and wastages etc., will be allowed: Provided that Pakistan based Associations and individual companies shall also be allowed to import exhibition materials for fairs and exhibitions except those mentioned in Appendix-A, B and C subject to endorsement by Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP). (f) Any goods except those specified in Appendix A, B and C for demonstration, display, test or trial purpose for a limited period; (g) Second-hand tools and professional equipment imported by scientists, information technology experts, doctors, technicians, engineers etc., either imported in their own name or in the name of the company in Pakistan for which these are imported; (h) Excavation equipment and materials imported by foreign archeological missions; (i) Scientific and educational equipment imported for scientific educational, or cultural seminars in Pakistan on the recommendation of the concerned Ministry; (j) Equipment and materials imported by Pakistani as well as foreign nationals such as journalists, press photographers, members of television teams, broadcasting units, film companies, theater and circus companies, for their professional requirement, subject to endorsement on their passports; (k) Shipping containers for transportation of cargo; (l) Trucks and cargo transport vehicles registered in foreign countries carrying imported cargo through border customs stations, provided that there is a bilateral or multilateral agreement on reciprocity basis between Pakistan and the foreign country to which those vehicles belong;

8 (m) Import of engineering goods, carpets, sports goods, surgical instruments etc., into Pakistan will be allowed to the existing industry for the purpose of repairing in Pakistan and subsequent re-export, subject to submission of indemnity bond or bank guarantee to the customs authorities to ensure re-export of the same within the specified period. (n) Pakistani exporters are allowed to re import-exported goods for the purpose of removing defects by way of repairing during the warranty period provided in the sales contracts against submission of indemnity bond to the satisfaction of the concerned Collector of Customs. (o) Import of goods including means of transport, excluding those mentioned in Appendix- A, B and C, will be allowed under ATA Carnet (Istanbul Convention 1990) upon furnishing of temporary admission papers (Carnet etc) as due security. (p) Import of goods (including means of transport) excluding those mentioned in Appendix- A, B and C, will be allowed under TIR Convention subject to fulfillment of all prescribed conditions; and (q) Mountaineering expeditions shall be allowed to import their equipment and materials on import-cum-export basis. In case, the equipment and material are not re-exported, they may donate such equipment and material to local mountaineering clubs and produce a certificate to the Customs from a mountaineering Club to the effect that the equipment and material imported on import-cum-export basis has been donated to that club. 13. Imports into export processing zones. - The units operating in export processing zones may import goods from abroad as well as from the tariff area in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed under the Customs Export Processing Zone Rules, Gwadar special economic zone.- Admission of goods into Gwadar Special Economic Zone from abroad and from the tariff area will be allowed in accordance with the rules and procedures to be notified by the Federal Government. 15. Import of vehicles under personal baggage, transfer of residence and gift schemes. - Import of vehicles as defined in the relevant rules is allowed as per the procedure specified in Appendix E. 16. Import of car by disabled persons: Disabled persons, subject to authorization by Federal Board for Disabled Persons, established in the Ministry of Commerce, shall be allowed duty free import of a car of engine capacity not exceeding 1350cc. The car so imported shall be customized to overcome the physical disability and shall be for personal use only.

9 17. Change of consignee. - Customs authorities may allow change of consignee in respect of frustrated cargo, if the goods are otherwise importable in terms of this Order. 18. Compliance.- Banks and Customs shall ensure that all requirements, conditions and restrictions etc., as set out in this Order are duly complied with. 19. Contravention of the Act. - Any imports that do not comply with the requirements of this Order, or are made on the basis of any false or incorrect particulars, shall be deemed to have been made in contravention of the Act: Provided that the Federal Government may condone such contravention upon payment of surcharge or on such conditions as it may prescribe. 20. Relaxation of prohibitions and restrictions.- (1) The Federal Government may, for reasons to be recorded, allow import in relaxation of any prohibition or restriction under this Order. (2) The Federal Government may relax the requirement of re-export on goods imported on temporary basis on such conditions as it may deem fit. (3) The Federal Government may issue import authorization in respect of any item for which relaxation is made under sub-paragraph (1) or for which import authorization is required under this Order. (4) The Federal Government shall issue the aforesaid condonation or authorization on its letterhead, consecutively numbered and duly embossed. 21. Suspension or ban of import The Federal Government may where it deems it to be in public interest, suspend for a specified period or ban the import of any goods from all or any source. 22. Repeal.- The Import Policy Order, 2008, is hereby repealed.

12 S.No. PCT Codes Commodity Description and other respective headings. 4. Respective headings. 5. Respective headings 6. Respective headings. Any goods containing ingredients or parts which may be repugnant to the injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him), including pigs, hogs, boars and swine, and their products and byproducts. Any edible product not fit for human consumption. Goods (including their containers) bearing any words or inscription of a religious connotation, the use or disposal of which may injure the religious feelings of any sect, class or group of people in Pakistan. 7. Respective headings. Factory rejects and goods of job lot/stock lot or substandard quality except those mentioned below:- 1. Job lot and stock lot of items where the customs duty is zero percent and raw material that attract duty up to 5%. 2. Waste, seconds and cutting ofi. iron and steel sheets and plates in cut length or coils; ii. tin sheets and plates of one side not less than 45.7 cm (18 inch); and iii. stainless steel sheets, coils, plates and circles of AISI-200, AISI-300 and or

13 S.No. PCT Codes Commodity Description AISI-400 series only. iv. Cotton waste (H.S.No ). v. Granules made by the recycling of plastics waste. 3. Re-rollable scrap( , )- The scrap having width not exceeding 1000 mm with thickness 6 mm and above and a length not exceeding 2.5 meters, consisting of mill rejects and crop ends of ingots, billets, slabs, blooms and including cuttings of sheets and plates, pipes and bars whether in pieces or in rolled strips, cuttings of ships plates, used and pitted rails and girders, whereas in case of girders and pipes length shall be 1.5 meter Vetches (whole grain, split or any other form). Cocoa leaves, poppy straw and cannabis herbs Cannabis resin and cannabis balsams Opium Concentrate of poppy straw; extracts and tinctures of cannabis Alcoholic beverages and spirits (excluding ethyl alcohol of industrial grade), including brewing and distilling dregs and waste, wine lees and argol. Hazardous wastes as defined and classified in the Basel Convention.

15 S.No. PCT Codes Commodity Description Fireworks Other (pyrotechnic articles) Cinematograph film wholly or partly exposed or developed in any Pakistani or Indian language, with or without a sound track and depicting Pakistani or Indian way of living either silent or dubbed, or in which leading roles have been played by Pakistani or Indian actors or actresses. Retreaded tyres Used pneumatic tyres Clothing (of asbestos) Furskins and manufactures thereof, other than raw furskins and tanned or dressed furskins of sheep, lambs, rabbits, goats, kids thereof, calf and other animal fur not internationally prohibited. CFC gas based refrigerators, deep-freezers and other refrigerating cooling, chilling equipment and CFC based compressors of these equipment Brewery machinery/machinery for alcoholic beverages Pressure horns and parts thereof Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,

16 S.No. PCT Codes Commodity Description motorized, whether or not fitted with weapons and parts of such vehicles, other than armoured security vans Military weapons, machine-guns, sub-machine-guns, automatic rifles of all calibers and other military firearms and projectiles (other than revolvers and pistols). Revolvers and pistols of prohibited bores and of calibers higher than 0.46 inches bore. Arms of prohibited bores (including semi-automatic rifles of 7.62 mm and rifles of 8 mm to 9 mm bores) and arms of calibers higher than 0.22 bore rifles Other (fire arms and similar devices which operate by firing of an explosive charge) Other arms (for example, spring guns, air guns or gas guns, pistols and truncheons), excluding S.No. 63 of Part-I of Appendix-B Parts and accessories of articles of heading No to 93.04, excluding parts and accessories appearing against S. Nos. 64 & 65 of Part-I of Appendix-B.

18 RESTRICTED ITEMS APPENDIX-B [See Paragraph 5(B)(i)] Import of the following items, shall be allowed only on meeting the conditions stipulated in column (4) below: - PART-1 HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS S. No PCT Codes COMMODITY CONDITIONS DESCRIPTION (4) Live animals, animal semen and embryos (i) Importable subject to quarantine requirement of Animal Quarantine Department of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Government of Pakistan; and (ii) Import of wild life species including those mentioned in Appendix-II of the CITES shall be allowed only after obtaining NOC from National Council for Conservation of Wild Life (NCCW) Fish and fishery products Importable subject to quarantine requirement of Marine and Fishery Department of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Government of Pakistan.

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